London Books Limited

Active05254158 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 October 2004 (22 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Directors
John Michael King
Owned by
John Michael King
Martin Knight
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
Flat 5
39 Lavender Gardens
London
SW11 1DJ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
22 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
8 October 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

King, John Michael
Director · Appointed 1 February 2006
British
Born September 1960 (66)
King, John Michael
Secretary · Appointed 8 October 2004
British
Director · Appointed 8 October 2004
British
Born December 1957 (68)
Officer history (2 former)
1 February 2006
Appointed King, John Michael as Director
8 October 2004
Appointed King, John Michael as Secretary
8 October 2004
Appointed Knight, Martin as Director
8 October 2004
Appointed Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
8 October 2004
Resigned Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
8 October 2004
Appointed Waterlow Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
8 October 2004
Resigned Waterlow Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

John Michael King
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born September 1960 (66)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born December 1957 (68)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Employees
2
Current Ratio
0.8x

Trend

Shareholder Funds
(£20k) (£15k) (£10k) (£5k) £0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (£16,696) (£17,929) (£10,766) (£16,548) (£6,121) (£10,309) (£14,488)
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£1£2£3£4£5£7£10
Current Assets£46,796£50,772£61,969£45,342£45,289£39,049£28,767
Debtors£1,271£1,966£9,181£5,178£4,240£1,203£410
Cash£0£1,676£2,419£0
Creditors (< 1 year)£61,285£61,083£68,093£61,894£56,060£56,985£45,473
Net Current Assets(£14,489)(£10,311)(£6,124)(£16,552)(£10,771)(£17,936)(£16,706)
Shareholder Funds(£14,488)(£10,309)(£6,121)(£16,548)(£10,766)(£17,929)(£16,696)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
25 June 2026Total exemption full accounts30 September 2025
17 October 2025Confirmation statement with no updates8 October 2025
25 June 2025Total exemption full accounts30 September 2024
11 October 2024Confirmation statement with no updates8 October 2024
17 June 2024Total exemption full accounts30 September 2023
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